Women's Interchange at SLAC (WIS) presents
|
Nancy C. Unger Associate Professor of History, Santa Clara University |
speaking on her new book, published by Oxford University Press |
"Beyond
Nature's Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History" |
Fifty
years ago Rachel Carson
published
Silent Spring,
a
critique of the country's dependence
on chemical pesticides. She
was dismissed by
Time
as "hysterically overemphatic."
The
New
Yorker
added, 'Isn't it just like a
woman to be scared to death of
a few bugs!'
American environmental history. From pre-Columbian Native
Americans to today's environmental justice activists; for better,
and sometimes for worse, women have played a unique role in
the shaping of the nation's environment.
Tuesday,
October 30, 2012
12:00
- 1:00 pm
Panofsky
Auditorium
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2575
Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA
Everyone is welcome - bring your lunch or purchase it at the Harvest Café, and bring a friend!